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Spanish Open dictionary by Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz



Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz
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  Value Position Position 6 6 Accepted meanings 7907 6 Obtained votes 163 5 Votes by meaning 0.02 17 Inquiries 238825 6 Queries by meaning 30 17 Feed + Pdf

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esnobismo
  61

Snobbery: m. exaggerated admiration for everything that is fashionable or is considered a distinguished and elegant.

  
siverianos
  8

Siverianos: m. (Plural ) Gnostic heretic of the 2nd century, had by Chief Severo, who took the name. They only considered as divine inspiration the books of Moses and the prophets, between the old testament, and the Gospels among the of the new.

  
anti-drogas
  10

1 DEA anti-drug agency ( Drug Enforcement Administration ) in Spanish Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, is the secret body of the Justice of the United States of America, dedicated to the fight against smuggling, trade and consumption of hallucinogenic drugs. 2. the anti-drug dogs are dogs trained to detect the presence of hallucinogenic drugs. These dogs are used mainly at airports, seaports and river ports.

  
caradura
  57

Cheeky: ( m. and f. ) Person plenty of cynicism and lack of shame.

  
calina
  28

Haze: f. atmospheric accident that clouded the air; It usually occurs because of fumes from the water.

  
engañifa
  21

Trompe l ' œil: 1 - which seems valuable or very useful, but which in reality is of poor quality or unhelpful. 2 deception, fallacy.

  
casting
  30

Casting: Word that comes from the English " 34 cast; ( cast/cast ). In theatre, film, television, radio, etc., refers to the process of selection of actors, actresses, presenters or models to take part in a play, a soap opera, a television show, a program of radio, etc.

  
salto ángel
  12

Waterfall of Venezuela, in the State of Bolívar, formed by a tributary of the right bank of the Caroni River. Height: 972 m.

  
saligenina
  23

Saligenina: f. (Quim. ) Crystallized white substance obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of salicin. It is chemically Salicylic alcohol. It is used in medicine as a local anesthetic.

  
rayos x
  29

X: invisible, electromagnetic radiation beams to the eye human, capable of traversing opaque bodies. The energy that have x rays is able to ionize the atoms of matter, something that can be used for different purposes. In the field of medicine are used to obtain internal images of the human body in order to detect lesions, trauma, etc.

  
mamografía
  10

A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast, which is made in order to detect abnormal growths that may suggest the presence of a breast, or cancer of any cystic lesion in this area.

  
caja de dientes
  24

Box of teeth: common name given to the denture.

  
pelotas
  75

Balls: City of Brazil, in the State Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Laguna dos Patos. 195,000 inhabitants. Port. Rice, canned meat. Communications Center.

  
montecristi
  7

Montecristi: Province of the Dominican Republic, in the Atlantic region. Rugged to the North by the Sierra de Montecristi. 110,000 inhabitants approximately. Grasses, cereals, sugarcane, livestock goat. Its capital is Montecristi, on the banks of the Yaquie of the North, with 5,000 inhabitants approximately.

  
montecristi
  13

Montecristi: Province of the Dominican Republic, in the Atlantic region. Rugged to the North by the Sierra de Montecristi. 110,000 inhabitants approximately. Grasses, cereals, sugarcane, livestock goat. Its capital is Montecristi, on the banks of the Yaque River of the North, with 5,000 inhabitants approximately.

  
alcabala
  49

Alcabala: f. 1 - old tax of Muslim origin of indirect character levied domestic commercial transactions. 2 police checkpoint. In Venezuela the alcabalas function as checkpoints of the National Guard, mainly on roads and paths.

  
trabalenguas
  17

Tongue twisters: m. Word or utterance difficult to pronounce, especially when it serves to make game that someone is wrong.

  
pinche
  72

Click: ( m. and f. ) Kitchen helper that performs auxiliary tasks like peeling potatoes, yucca, bananas; wash vegetables, washing dishes, etc.

  
caja torácica
  20

The rib cage, also called thoracic cavity is the body cavity enclosed by the ribs, spine and sternum, and in which are housed the heart, lungs and other organs.

  
con los pelos de punta
  12

Be with the creeps: ( 41 colloquial expression; Be a person with fear or fear by some fact or situation, or seized by uncertainty at imminent risk.

  




       


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